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July 01, 2008
round and round the studio floor
Mess is a good thing, or at least the potential for mess. Too much mess and everything gets tatty. But you've got to be able to extend yourself if needs must.
I don't let go completely, for there lies madness and that can lead to destruction. Admittedly destruction often goes hand in glove with creation, but it's a fine balance, made all the finer by being aware of it.
To bring something from nothing it helps to not know what you're doing. I believe the work should be an experiment not a process. The work comes out of trying to get something down, trying to get across a set of feelings. Mind you most of the time it's like an itch you can’t scratch.
Pinocchio by Jim Dine, painted wood, from his series of the same name
Posted by john at July 1, 2008 12:27 AM